Morality, religious and secular

the dilemma of the traditional conscience

by Mitchell, Basil.

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Published 1989 by Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press in Oxford, New York .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Ethics.,
• Humanism.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Statement	by Basil Mitchell.
Classifications
LC Classifications	BJ1012 .M56
The Physical Object
Pagination	viii, 168 p. ;
Number of Pages	168
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL21704098M
ISBN 10	0198249284, 0198245378

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